Electrochemical determination of mesoscopic phenomena, defect states in CdSe nanocrystals and charge carrier manipulability

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-308

  Kuçur, Erol ^a   Bücking, Wendelin ^a   Nann, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CdSe; Charge carrier population; Charge transfer; Cylic voltammetry; Defect states; Nanocrystal; Quantum dots; Quantum size effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749156610     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-007-0899-4     Document Type: Review

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